The funding granted for this project in 2025 will directly impact anti-human trafficking work both globally and in the United States, including: 

• Protecting at-risk kids in the United States. Online enticement has grown 323% since the pandemic and sextortion is the fastest-growing crime against kids, according to the FBI. 80% of all child sex crimes start with social media, and our children and teens do not have the skills they need to keep themselves safe in today’s digital world. Through our prevention education program which is rolling out in schools and at-risk communities like Philadelphia, we will be able to help kids protect themselves online. 

• Providing aftercare services to survivors of sex trafficking. Through  trauma-informed aftercare programs on the ground throughout the Americas and Asia, The Exodus Road is helping children and young women find healing, counsel, medical and legal care, life skills, and job training for a hopeful future. The team offers both residential and community-based services through compassionate social workers. 

• Supporting Law Enforcement in the Rescue of Victims of Trafficking. With technology, training, and intelligence-gathering, this project would help to continue to support law enforcement partners in finding and freeing current victims, including here in the United States.